12:00 PM PST 2/23/2017 by Natalie Jarvey Maker Studios’ talent network, which at one time grew to 55,000 creators, also is being slimmed down. Disney is laying off 80 employees across its digital media unit, including Maker Studios, as it takes steps to further integrate the YouTube network into its consumer products and interactive media…
Whether it’s planning for retirement, investing or simply putting together a family budget, a financial planner may be the answer to getting your finances in order. ABC3340 spoke with Greg Powell, President & CEO at Fi Plan Partners, to get advice on debt issues. Five steps to get you started: Figure out your goals and…
The Act specifically excludes this requirement for residential apartment buildings over three levels in height. The Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF), like other mandatory home building warranty schemes that operate in other states, is meant to act as a last resort for homeowners if their builder fails to complete the works described under their contract…
The High Court has adjourned a bid by BHS administrators to take control of the company Dominic Chappell used to extract millions of pounds from the dying store chain. Duff & Phelps is calling for Retail Acquisitions to be wound up. Mr Chappell used the company to buy BHS for £1 from Topshop billionaire Sir…
Former NFL running back Clinton Portis is slated for a one-day trial on Sept. 6 over a $170,000 debt owed to Atlantic Citys Borgata casino, Card Player has learned. The case is before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida in Gainesville. Portis filed for bankruptcy in 2015 with total debts…
The recent judgment in MB Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Limited (in liquidation) v- Allied Irish Bank Plc [2016] has clarified what constitutes notice of the liquidation of a company for creditors and banks alike, write Mark Woodcock (pictured right) and Joanne Cooney (pictured below) of McDowell Purcell.In this case the liquidator sought recovery of money paid out of a companys…
The leading design firm set up by Ed Dubois in 1977 has closed and gone into liquidation, with its assets being sold through auction. Following the death of world-renowned British designer Ed Dubois last year, we are saddened to report that Dubois Naval Architects has closed and gone into liquidation. Its assets including the iconic…
Barclays swung to a full-year net profit of GBP1.6 billion ($1.99 billion), as the bank’s management said it was just months away from finishing a restructuring of the U.K. lender. Continue Reading Below The British bank on Thursday said total income was down 3% over the year to GBP21.5 billion, as the bank continued to…
February 23, 2017 at 6:17 am | By DANICA KIRKA FILE – This is a Tuesday, March 1, 2016 file photo of the sign on a branch of Barclays Bank in London. Barclays Group said Thursday Feb. 23, 2017, that it will complete its restructuring six months earlier than planned as it sheds…
The Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) was enacted to make special provisions for the timely detection of sick (and potentially sick) companies owning industrial undertakings. The Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) was formed under the SICA to determine the sickness of such industrial companies and to prescribe measures either for…